St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-10
The Colored People Indulge
in an Old-Fashioned
'Possum Supper.
Report of Health Commits
sioner Jones Makes a Very
Favorable Showing.
Summary of the Doings of
One Day Gathered From
Many Sources.
THE JURY HAS THE CASE.

slaughter.
The case OF MbDOnOugh, on trial for
the murder of Mcnamara. went to the
Jury about 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon. The court opened at 10 o'clock.
and Judge Egan at once began the sum-
ming up for the state. He reviewed the
testimony. and devoted himself to the
oyerturning of the theory of self-defense
claimed by the accused. He claimed
that the testimony of Mcdonnell
had been prepared Ill ad-
vance TO cOrTobOrate what the
defense had instructed NcDOnOugh
to say. Mcdonnell and NcDonough, he
said. were the inStigatorS OF the trouble,
and the triangular wound on McNama-
ra-S head was undoubtedly inflicted by
blow from McDonOugh'S pistol. He
ridiculed certain portions OF the de-
Tense. which he asserted had been
brought forward only to hide the more
important facts of the case.
Judge McCatferty began his argu-
ment for the defense shortly after din
ner. He laid the blame for the row Oh
Maloney. He then produced the re-
Volver and claimed that it was incapable
of intlicting triangular wound by
blow from its handle. He stated openly
that the plea of the defense was that
attempted 10 read BlackStOne'S opinions
Oh the law of Self-defense. but the attOr-
new for the state objected so StrenuOuSly
that Mr.. McCafferty abandoned the legal
volume. and read cOpiOuS extracts from
the Scriptures. An adjournment was
then taken until o'clock, when the at
torney got down
To THE TESTIMONY
and made splendid exposition OF the
facts as viewed by the defense. He
paid glowing tribute to the neWSpa-
pers by stating that newspaper reporters
knew more about the city and the peo-
pie and had better judgment concern
ing the criminal classes than any other
class of individuals. He rapidly re-
viewed the testimony until he got to
Mal0ney'S story. and he proceeded to
score that gentleman as falSifier.
MalOney had claimed that he was struck
on the head and knocked into the gutter
insensible. and was then kicked in
the jaw. While yet insensible
he also testified that he heard the pistol
shot that caused McNamaras death.
But Mrs. Griffin SwOre that no one was
knocked down. The speaker declared
that Maloney'S story was made to suit
the occasion. even his age, as stated III
court. being greatly exaggerated. Then
Officer HenneSSey came in for scoring.
Mr. McCatferty asserted that the Off
GERS testimony that McDOnOugh
< had told him that he fired two
shots at Mcnamara was lie,
and part of a conspiracy concocted
by certain police officers to secure
McDonOugh's conviction. He asserted
that the prosecution knew of this plan,
but that the prosecutor was too honest
to call upon other police officers that
were in court on Wednesday for the
purpose of carrying out this conspiracy
by corrobOrating Officer HennesSy'S teS-
timony. The speaker then gave an
humorous description of the 1rlshman
of forty or sixty years. They regard In
reference or criticism
FROM MERE BOYS
of thirty years as impertinence. and re-
sent such interference by blows 1t
necessary. MalOney was essentially a
man whose caliber can be measured by
the phrase, Love me. love my doc"
and in his half-dTlnken condition on the
night of the shooting was in mood for
fighting for even his dog. Mcnamara
took up his friends quarrel because he,
too. had been drinking too much and
was by nature a quarrelSome fellow,
brawny and muscular, and accustomed
to haXing his own
Mrs. Mcnamara. who has sat here in
trial. he said, had better be the widow
of man shot in a quarrel than the
widow of a mar who is hung-aS Nc
Namara surely would have been for the
murner of McDOnOugh had the latter
not killed his aSSailant in self-detenSe.
In concluding the Judge thanked the
sheriff for his many kindnesses 10 the
prisoner and himself i'll preparing
for the trial, and the county attorney
for the consideration he had shown the
defense Judge kelly'S charge was
quite lengthy. touching upon the law of
Self-defense, as brought in by defense.
The jury then retired.
The Jury was out all night. 1t was
announced that Judge Kelly would
come to the court is late as II o clock If
the jury should find verdict, but they
did not come in.
COURT NOTES.
Joshua fowls. the postmaster of Ada,
Redwood county. was given hearing
before Commissioner McCafferty yester-
day, on the charge of fraudulentlY can
ceiling stamps and using them to pay
private debts. He was held in $500
bonds to appear before the United States
circuit court in June. 1t is probable
that he will furnish the required bonds
to-day.
Judge Brill has decided in favor of
the plaintiff in the case Of James Reid
VS.. James Nelson. A stay of proceed
ingS for thirty days was granted to
allow the defendant to file statement
of exceptions.
The case of Edmund ?. Wilgus against
James Flanagan. to recover damages
sustained in a collision of carriages, on
trial before Judge SimOns during the
entire day, was given to the jury last
evening.
After the jury in the McDOnOugh
murder trial had retired Judge Kelly
took up the damage case of Edward
Beaudry against the ST. Paul < Duluth
Railroad company.
The suits brought by the st. CrOiX
company against Christ KaStner ct alto
enforce mechanics lien for 81. 900 was
taken under Amusement by Judge Brill
yesterday.
The Nicholas Kill murder case, sci
for yesterday, was postponed until next
week, on account OF the illness of one OF
the defendants attorneys.
Papers were filed in the district court
dismissing the suit of Andrew Ander-
son against \. X. Capehart On promiS-
sorry note.
The case of the city of st. Paul VS..
Abraham Schuman was argued and sub
mitted before Judge Brill yesterday.
The case of Adolph JarShShek against
S. V. Hanft is on trial before Judge
Brill.
CARVE DAT POSSUM.